אֲבִישַׁי

Strong’s Definition

Abishai, an Israelite

Etymology & Derivation

or (shorter) אַבְשַׁי; from H1 (אָב) and H7862 (שַׁי); father of a gift (i.e. probably generous);

KJV Usage

Abishai.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.grandson of jesse, nephew of david via his sister zeruiah, brother of joab

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼĂbîyshay; Pronunciation: ab-ee-shah'ee